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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1966
Page
2
Willie Mays insists there is no pressure as he nears Babe Ruth's 714 homer record, matching Ted Williams at 521 and guiding the Giants to a 6-4 win over the Cubs. Cincinnati, St. Louis win as Pappas and Gibson excel. Brock, Pinson contribute for the Reds and Cardinals respectively.
Oscar Bonavena edged George Chuvalo in a Madison Square Garden heavyweight bout, a 11,192 crowd booing for action as Bonavena sought bigger challenges, naming Patterson and Clay after a split decision that officials and ringside polls split on.
Three year old thoroughbreds race for over 300000 in Saturdays Arlington Classic at Arlington Park. Kauai King Buckpasser Creme de la Creme lead a field of eight plus other sophomores in the Classic Oaks Cinema and Queens Plate with purses totaling 150000 each for the Canadian and U S races.
Asa Eagles a Leavenworth High School track coach for 20 years and Ottawa University 1939 graduate died at 54 after knee surgery and a brief hospital stay. A Leavenworth native he starred at OU as lineman and top trackman holding the javelin record until this spring. His Leavenworth teams won two Ottawa Relays titles and were among the state's best.
Davenport leads Legion-Elks hitters at .500 after 12 hits in 24 official at bats. Haworth is top pitcher with a 25 2/3 inning, 1.36 ERA. Dan Harkins slashes .370, Haworth .300, and Tim Brady, Waymire, Lloyd among leading batters. Legion-Elks sit 7-4 overall and 1-2 in District II Northern League. The Topeka game vs Van-T at Lake Shawnee Park starts 8:30 p.m.
Tommy Bolt, once feared as the Terrible Tom, shoots three under 68 to take a one stroke lead in the Western Open at Medinah. Casper the new US Open champion sits two behind, with Palmer four back after a 69, as Harold Kneece and Doug Sanders also card 69. Lionel Hebert posts an opening hole in one but struggles to 72. The field of 124 pursues $20,000 top prize and will trim to 75 after today.
Thursday results show San Francisco 6 beat Chicago 4 Cincinnati won 5 to 3 St Louis 2 defeated Houston 1. Upcoming games include Pittsburgh at Philadelphia New York at Chicago Los Angeles at Atlanta San Francisco at Cincinnati St Louis at Houston. Standings recap shows Baltimore leading American League with 45 wins, Detroit 41, Cleveland 40, California 37, Chicago 31.
Rocky Colavito blasted four homers across a 24 hour span, leading Cleveland to an 8-6 win over Boston as he silenced critics who questioned his power. He belted three in a doubleheader the prior night and added another on Thursday, boosting his season total and stoking the Indians’ charge alongside Detroit and Baltimore in the AL standings.
Cleveland manager Birdie Tebbetts says Chico Salmon deserves an All-Star shortstop berth, praising his 5 homers and 3 singles plus a sacrifice fly in an 8-6 win over Boston. Salmon, former utility man turned starter due to injuries, is hitting .310 with 23 RBIs in 48 games and has solidified Cleveland’s third place in the pennant race.
Major Stars batting Willie Mays of the Giants collected three hits including his 521st homer to lift New York over Chicago 6 4 and tie Ted Williams for third on the all time list. Pitching Bob Gibson of the Cardinals earned his 11th win with an hour in a 2 1 victory over Houston in St Louis.
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